World Flavors Cookbook

Cuñapé

Name: Cuñapé
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Bolivia
Ingredients: Cassava starch (almidón de yuca), hard white cheese (queso cruceño), eggs, milk, salt.

Deliciously chewy cheese breads made with cassava starch, a staple snack in the eastern lowlands.

Cuisine: Bolivia

Ingredients

Cassava starch (almidón de yuca), hard white cheese (queso cruceño), eggs, milk, salt.

Instructions

1. Mix equal parts of cassava starch and finely grated cheese. 2. Add eggs and enough milk to form a soft, non-sticky dough. 3. Shape into small balls. 4. Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 15-20 minutes until golden and puffed.